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Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Madison River Is Gorging!

Once again she puts on her winter finest…the Madison River gorges. As it has been told to me the river freezes from the bottom up. The Madison, according to stories is one of two rivers on the planet where this happens. As seen in the top image the ice is nearly touching bottom of the highway bridge that crosses the river in town. A normal distance between the river surface and the bottom of the bridge is approximately ten to twelve feet. This gives a perspective of the thickness of the ice flow which covers the river today. I say today because it can change so rapidly that later today there could easily be a different scenario between ice and bridge. Maybe you want to stay on guard!

"Thanks for all your prayers and loving thoughts. I am doing better with each new day. Till I return to action at the keyboard, The Husband will continue to post."

- Penny

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Catching Up From Montana

Life continues in Montana despite the "end time". There are probably a lot of folks who got all dressed up and suddenly had no where to go!

The image above was captured in Bozeman the morning after Penny had emergency surgery for another detached retina! The date of the first part of the two part surgery was December 28, 2012. There were so many miracles that were lined up to guide us thru this experience with grace, gratitude and humbleness.

Due to the nature of the surgery it is best for Penny not to use the computer while the eye continues to heal itself, therefore you are stuck with me, Ken.

We will continue to post updates as the process runs its course. Love and blessings and thanks to all who are already aware of the situation.

Ken W. Hall, the husband

Friday, December 21, 2012

Morning Coffee On The Deck

Last Saturday we woke to three to four inches of snow. Even though it was twenty-one degrees outside Ken suited up and camera in hand spent the next hour or so on the deck enjoying his morning coffee.

The woodpecker, finches, and numerous other birds joined him. Some put on quite a show.

A couple of days later temperatures dropped to zero degrees. We experienced some days of clouds, some of sunshine and many with strong winds. The highest temps this week during the day have been in the twenties.

As you can tell, I prefer to have my morning tea inside where it is warm.